This is an analysis of the poem Sucker Punch that begins with:

Talk!
Sometimes the doing of it, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccXX ccbXc XadXeXceebbde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 0101000 001001011001 11101110 1011110 1010100 11101 00100010 0011010 010111 11010100 001 101001 01010111 111101010 0011010001 1111 10100100100 11010111101 110010101101 1101 10110 110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Sucker Punch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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